Surviving the Sizzle: Protecting Plants in a Hot Snap

When Summer Turns Up the Heat, Here’s How to Help Your Garden Keep Its Cool Every gardener has experienced that moment. You walk out to admire your tomatoes, maybe with a basket in hand and visions of fresh salsa dancing through your head, only to discover that your...

Nature’s Recycling Program: How to Make Compost with What You Already Have

From pine needles and pea vines to kitchen scraps and garden trimmings, discover how high-country gardeners can turn local materials into rich, soil-building compost.

If someone handed you a free soil amendment that improved drainage, increased water retention, fed beneficial microbes, reduced fertilizer needs, and helped your plants thrive, you’d probably take it. The good news is that you’re already producing it....

The Big Plant-Out: Timing It Right for a Thriving Summer Garden

If you’ve been babying seedlings under lights, shuffling trays in and out of the greenhouse, and watching the weather like a hawk—congratulations. You’ve officially reached one of the most exciting moments of the gardening season: The Big Plant-Out. This is when your...